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Latest revision as of 18:57, 24 January 2019

Summary

The Refine SOP allows you to increase the number of CVs in any NURBS, Bzier, or polygonal surface or face without changing its shape. It is also used to decrease the number of CVs within a given tolerance (i.e. a simple but fast method of data reduction).

The Difference Between Refinement and Unrefinement

Refinement and unrefinement work both on faces (polygons, Bzier curves and NURBS curves) and surfaces (primitive meshes, Bzier surfaces and NURBS surfaces). To unrefine a face or a surface you need to specify a parametric interval (not just a single value as in refinement). This allows you to unrefine primitives within arbitrary intervals, either locally or globally. For example, to unrefine the whole primitive choose 0 and 1 as the two parametric boundaries; [0,0.5] will unrefine only the first parametric half of the primitive.

The interval boundaries are given by the First/Second U/V fields. Since refinement does not need an interval, the Second U/V fields are disabled by default.

The Tolerance control is only available for unrefinement, and not for refinement. Refinement does not need tolerances because it generates a curve or a surface that is mathematically identical to the original. Unrefinement, however, may tend to smooth out (or "melt") the original in a given area. In short, unrefinement is lossy; refinement isn't.

Uniform Arc Lengthsarc - Each refinement is done at the centre of the maximum knot span (splines) or edge length (polygons).

Note:Uniform Domain Lengths should be selected if the domain ranges are animating, otherwise the inserted points will be undeterminable as different maximum lengths are encountered.

Parameters - Unrefine Page

If enabled, will remove CVs from any NURBS curve or surface, polygon or mesh (points/ rows removed) between First U and Second U, and First V and Second V.

NURB Count Uunrefineu - Number of knots to remove at each location in the U / V basis if refining NURBS.

NURB Count Vunrefinev - Number of knots to remove at each location in the U / V basis if refining NURBS.

Tolerance Utolu - Only remove knots that do change the curve, polygon, or surface by more than this distance.

Tolerance Vtolv - Only remove knots that do change the curve, polygon, or surface by more than this distance.

Parameters - Subdivide Page

Subdivide refines a primitive such that the subdivision causes a sharp discontinuity if ever displaced. In essence subdivide is equivalent to refine for polygons and Bziers, since any refinement causes a potential discontinuity. In the case of a NURBS it is equivalent to a maximum refinement (i.e. count = primitive basis order - 1).

Spacingsubdivspace - ⊞ - Subdivide refines a primitive such that the subdivision causes a sharp discontinuity if ever displaced. In essence subdivide is equivalent to refine for polygons and Bziers, since any refinement causes a potential discontinuity. In the case of a NURBS it is equivalent to a maximum refinement (i.e. count = primitive basis order - 1).